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A companion [[TV Guide This Week|guide to game shows on TV]] for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays. | A companion [[TV Guide This Week|guide to game shows on TV]] for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays. | ||
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Revision as of 10:12, 5 June 2011
A companion guide to game shows on TV for the coming week is also published on a regular basis, usually on Thursdays.
| Date | Topics |
| 5th June 2011 | Countdown's finals week |
| 29th May 2011 | Don't Scare the Hair, Sing If You Can |
| 22nd May 2011 | Blue is not your colour - Eurovision review |
| 15th May 2011 | Scott and Sara's Eurovision |
Contents |
2011 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 8th May 2011 | Three from Radio Four |
| 1st May 2011 | A Brief History of Voting in British Game Shows |
| 24th April 2011 | Fighting Talk and Around the Horn |
| 17th April 2011 | Mastermind final, Gleusta |
| 10th April 2011 | University Challenge final, A Table |
| 3rd April 2011 | Them Next Door |
| 27th March 2011 | Great British Hairdresser |
| 20th March 2011 | Glee Club and Comic Relief |
| 13th March 2011 | Trade Your Way to the USA |
| 6th March 2011 | Push the Button 2.0 Live |
| 27th February 2011 | Secret Fortune |
| 20th February 2011 | A Farmer's Life for Me |
| 13th February 2011 | Tool Academy |
| 6th February 2011 | Perfection |
| 30th January 2011 | Michel Roux's Service |
| 23rd January 2011 | The Magicians; OC/UC challenge match |
| 16th January 2011 | Fool Us; Only Connect Championship of Champions |
| 9th January 2011 | Famous and Fearless |
2010 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 2nd January 2011 | The Week of the Year 2010 |
| 19th December 2010 | Countdown finals week for series 63 |
| 12th December 2010 | Drop Zone |
| 5th December 2010 | 10 Jonathan, Voodoo Hussy |
| 28th November 2010 | Meet the Parents; The Love Bus |
| 21st November 2010 | Men's Television — Beer & Pizza Club, Mark Watson Kicks Off |
| 14th November 2010 | Celebrity Juice |
| 7th November 2010 | Fee Fi Fo Yum |
| 31st October 2010 | Ramsay's Best Restaurant |
| 24th October 2010 | Moments of Genius |
| 17th October 2010 | The King is Dead |
| 10th October 2010 | Secret Dealers |
| 3rd October 2010 | 71 Degrees North |
| 26th September 2010 | Glyph or No Glyph |
| 19th September 2010 | Quiz me well |
| 12th September 2010 | A Big Brother scrapbook |
| 5th September 2010 | Yet more cookery - Dinner Date, Great British Bake Off |
| 29th August 2010 | The Boss is Coming to Dinner, New New Millionaire |
| 22nd August 2010 | ...and don't stop believing |
| 15th August 2010 | ITV's summer Saturdays - Odd One In, Magic Numbers |
| 8th August 2010 | Mastermind Championship of Champions |
| 1st August 2010 | Escape in Time |
| 25th July 2010 | 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow |
| 18th July 2010 | A Game Show Marathon - includes Antiques Master |
| 11th July 2010 | Cooking up something - Family Food Fight, Celebrity Pressure Cooker |
| 4th July 2010 | Umpires, Rollercoasters, and deities |
| 27th June 2010 | The Million Pound Drop |
| 20th June 2010 | The 62nd Countdown finals week |
| 13th June 2010 | Mission 2110 |
| 6th June 2010 | Eurovision Song Contest final |
| 30th May 2010 | Mastermind final, Eurovision semi-finals |
| 23rd May 2010 | The Adventure Game 1986 part two |
| 16th May 2010 | The Adventure Game series 4 |
| 9th May 2010 | Gameshow General Election exit poll |
| 2nd May 2010 | The Whole 19 Yards |
| 25th April 2010 | The Door |
| 18th April 2010 | The Third Only Connect final; also Four Weddings |
| 11th April 2010 | The University Challenge final |
| 4th April 2010 | Dating in the Dark |
| 28th March 2010 | Push-button shows |
| 21st March 2010 | Your Country Needs Help |
| 14th March 2010 | Minor British Institutions - Countdown, Raven |
| 7th March 2010 | Come ITV With Me - Dining Stars, May the Best House Win |
| 28th February 2010 | The Boys in The Bubble |
| 21st February 2010 | Popstar to Operastar |
| 14th February 2010 | Relic: Guardians of the Museum |
| 7th February 2010 | Augmented Reality Technology Rules! - Bamzooki |
| 31st January 2010 | What do children know? |
| 24th January 2010 | So You Think You Can Dance |
| 17th January 2010 | Take Me Out |
| 10th January 2010 | Tossers' Challenge - Heads or Tails |
2009 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 3rd January 2010 | The Week of the Year 2009 |
| 20th December 2009 | It's Countdown finals week again! |
| 13th December 2009 | Weaver's Decade VI - Is that your identity? Was that your interaction? |
| 6th December 2009 | We Need Answers, not Argumentals |
| 29th November 2009 | Weaver's Decade V - Well done, young warrior |
| 22nd November 2009 | Keep Your Nevars Close |
| 15th November 2009 | Weaver's Decade IV - Singing for survival |
| 8th November 2009 | Britain's Best Brain |
| 1st November 2009 | Weaver's Decade III - Big Brother house, this is Davina. |
| 25th October 2009 | Design for Life |
| 18th October 2009 | Weaver's Decade II - who should be voted off the team? |
| 11th October 2009 | Clever v Stupid, Big Food Fight |
| 4th October 2009 | Weaver's Decade I - but we don't want to give you that! |
| 27th September 2009 | CBBC's Game Show Zone |
| 20th September 2009 | Pointless |
| 13th September 2009 | Cubed |
| 6th September 2009 | It's the Only Connect final! |
| 30th August 2009 | The Drogna Game |
| 23rd August 2009 | The Adventure Game 3 |
| 16th August 2009 | Knowalotts |
| 9th August 2009 | Tellyheads: You Have Been Watching, As Seen on TV |
| 2nd August 2009 | Guess or estimate |
| 26th July 2009 | University Challenges - Accumulate! |
| 19th July 2009 | Fused |
| 12th July 2009 | Chasers |
| 5th July 2009 | That's Totally Saturday! |
| 28th June 2009 | Obituaries - Patrick Dowling and Steve Race |
| 21st June 2009 | Finals for Countdown and Mastermind |
| 14th June 2009 | Scotland's Quality Shows |
| 7th June 2009 | Hannah-oke |
| 31st May 2009 | The Despicable Factor - Divided |
| 24th May 2009 | Eurovision final |
| 17th May 2009 | Eurovision semi-final |
| 10th May 2009 | Speak! - The Speaker |
| 3rd May 2009 | Tonight's the Night, The Generation Game '73 |
| 26th April 2009 | Wordplay |
| 19th April 2009 | Ego week - Clement Freud, Chris Moyles' Quiz |
| 12th April 2009 | A Question of Genius |
| 5th April 2009 | Raven: The Dragon's Eye |
| 29th March 2009 | The inevitable Jade Goody obituary |
| 22nd March 2009 | Pretty in Pink - Paris Hilton |
| 15th March 2009 | Seeing red - The Colour of Money |
| 8th March 2009 | Colour us flabbergasted |
| 1st March 2009 | That University Challenge Final in Full |
| 22nd February 2009 | Controlling any crisis |
| 15th February 2009 | Superheroes, Who Wants to be one |
| 8th February 2009 | Like, totally Wipeout |
| 1st February 2009 | Your Country Needs Something - Eurovision, Countdown, University Challenge |
| 25th January 2009 | Blast and Botheration Lab |
| 18th January 2009 | Jeff Chiffres et Rachel Lettres - the new Countdown team |
| 11th January 2009 | The Krypton Factor |
2008 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 28th December 2008 | The Week of the Year |
| 21st December 2008 | The Last Millionaire |
| 14th December 2008 | Carol Singers - Countdown series final |
| 7th December 2008 | Raven once more - series 8 reviewed |
| 30th November 2008 | Election fever |
| 23rd November 2008 | Bachelorette - Spin Star |
| 16th November 2008 | The Eggheads crack'd: are you one? |
| 9th November 2008 | A little more stay-in-the-fight - Going for Gold in English and French |
| 2nd November 2008 | Don't Panic - Panic Attack |
| 26th October 2008 | Britain's Got the Pop Factor |
| 19th October 2008 | Natural Born Sellers |
| 12th October 2008 | SM:TV 2008 - Hot Rods, Scene Stealers |
| 5th October 2008 | Silhouette of Passage - Hole in the Wall |
| 28th September 2008 | The What, Why, How, and Who In the World Quiz |
| 21st September 2008 | The OC - Only Connect |
| 14th September 2008 | What are you like, eh? |
| 7th September 2008 | Recalling Wogan, Perfectly |
| 31st August 2008 | Conductor School - Maestro |
| 24th August 2008 | Sports desk |
| 17th August 2008 | Choiring the Pitch - Last Choir Standing |
| 10th August 2008 | Jam Spoons for All - Battle of the Brains |
| 3rd August 2008 | Superstars V; also Countdown and fines for the BBC |
| 27th July 2008 | This Time Tomorrow |
| 20th July 2008 | Who Dares Sings! |
| 13th July 2008 | How Television Changed Britain: Intelligence |
| 6th July 2008 | Dragons, dragons everywhere - Adventure Game 1981 |
| 29th June 2008 | It's a yellow one, sir, surely you can see that! - Adventure Game 1981 |
| 22nd June 2008 | Countdown series 58 finals |
| 15th June 2008 | Challenge daytimes - Crosswords, Wipeout |
| 8th June 2008 | It's Not What You Know |
| 1st June 2008 | Eurovision Song Contest post mortem |
| 25th May 2008 | Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals |
| 18th May 2008 | Young Musicians of the Year |
| 11th May 2008 | Beat the Star, Fleece the Public - ITV's fines |
| 4th May 2008 | Mournington Crescent - Humphrey Lyttelton, Banter |
| 27th April 2008 | All right, other half? - The Kids are All Right, Mr and Mrs |
| 20th April 2008 | Mark Speight, Come Dine with Me |
| 13th April 2008 | Words and Music - Book Quiz, Counterpoint |
| 6th April 2008 | Radio Activity - The Garden Quiz, ...Spanish Inquisition |
| 30th March 2008 | Mastermind final, Eurovision voting |
| 23rd March 2008 | Lightly foxed - Basil's Game Show, Stake Out |
| 16th March 2008 | Zed 53 - Bingolotto |
| 9th March 2008 | Finding champions - University Challenge, Eurovision Your Decision |
| 2nd March 2008 | Brain power |
| 24th February 2008 | Warriors, ready! - Raven |
| 17th February 2008 | Ding Dong |
| 10th February 2008 | ITV's weekends - Duel, Thank God You're Here |
| 3rd February 2008 | There goes our man from the council - Jeremy Beadle |
| 27th January 2008 | How We Used To Quiz - Spelling Bee 1938 |
| 20th January 2008 | Stars In Their Eyes Academy |
| 13th January 2008 | Finger of suspicion |
2007 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 30th December 2007 | The Week of the Year |
| 23rd December 2007 | A big finals week - Countdown, Junior Mastermind |
| 16th December 2007 | Big Brother Book |
| 9th December 2007 | On the conveyor belt - The Generation Game Now and Then |
| 2nd December 2007 | Not By Strength, By Guile - Who Dares Wins |
| 25th November 2007 | Les Pretend - The Great Pretender, Codex |
| 18th November 2007 | Performance - Classical Star, E4 School |
| 11th November 2007 | 4OD - Big Fat Anniversary Quiz, Don't Call Me Stupid |
| 4th November 2007 | Saboteur Watch - Trapped, Dirty Rotten Cheater UK |
| 28th October 2007 | Dining Out - also Alan Coren |
| 21st October 2007 | Jiggy Pokey - Premium rate scandal continues, Mastermind analysis |
| 14th October 2007 | Paul Coia's Pleasure - Countdown 1982, Ofcom childrens enquiry |
| 7th October 2007 | Elven - The World's Greatest Elvis, also Ned Sherrin and Ronnie Hazlehurst |
| 30th September 2007 | Escape for Some - Premium rate scandal, Escape From Scorpion Island |
| 23rd September 2007 | Who are ya? - Identity, BBC fakery scandal |
| 16th September 2007 | Changes in the air - Millionaire, Brain of Britain, Deal or No Deal |
| 9th September 2007 | The Eurovision Song And Dance Contest, Without The Singing |
| 2nd September 2007 | Beat the Temple - Raven, also Test the Nation |
| 26th August 2007 | Is it all fitting together, in a stupid fashion? - The Adventure Game continued |
| 19th August 2007 | You are in a twisty maze of television studios, all different - The Adventure Game |
| 12th August 2007 | Wage seekers - Win My Wage, premium rate scandal rumbles on |
| 5th August 2007 | Slightly booked - The Book Quiz |
| 29th July 2007 | Challenge, lyrically - Sing It Back |
| 22nd July 2007 | Sorcery Today - The Sorceror's Apprentice |
| 15th July 2007 | Fine, then - ICSTIS and OFCOM reports on fakery scandals |
| 8th July 2007 | Feedback - Tycoon, Golden Balls |
| 1st July 2007 | Reasons to be grumpy - Brainteaser, People's Quiz, Britain's Got Talent |
| 24th June 2007 | Starter for Seven - Countdown finals |
| 17th June 2007 | Going Wild - People's Quiz Wildcard, Payday |
| 10th June 2007 | Naive? Nincompoop? Numpty? - Big Brother naughtiness |
| 3rd June 2007 | Repeat After Three - For the Rest of Your Life, That's the Question |
| 27th May 2007 | Think Big - Big Brother, Eurovision voting |
| 20th May 2007 | Flying the flag (upside down) |
| 13th May 2007 | Peer amid song contests |
| 6th May 2007 | Quiz Populi |
| 29th April 2007 | Four Against One Hundred |
| 22nd April 2007 | Headliners |
| 15th April 2007 | A brief history of 0898 |
| 8th April 2007 | We Blame Julia Bradbury |
| 1st April 2007 | Five, Ten |
| 25th March 2007 | Raising the Standard |
| 18th March 2007 | Here's one we made up earlier |
| 11th March 2007 | On the wreck of SS Premium Rate |
| 4th March 2007 | Checking it out |
| 25th February 2007 | Fame but no fortune |
| 18th February 2007 | Stranger and Stranger - also Junior Mastermind final |
| 11th February 2007 | Sought high and low |
| 4th February 2007 | Count Des |
| 28th January 2007 | Bread and Circuses |
| 21st January 2007 | A clash between pseudo-celebrity and real celebrity |
| 14th January 2007 | He educated us all - Magnus Magnusson |
| 7th January 2007 | View From Afar - some European shows |
2006 archive
| Date | Topics |
| 31st December 2006 | The Week of the Year 2006 |
| 24th December 2006 | They think it's all over - Countdown |
| 17th December 2006 | Dying off |
| 10th December 2006 | Learning the hard way |
| 3rd December 2006 | X Marks the Code |
| 26th November 2006 | That's Numberplace! - Sudo-Q |
| 19th November 2006 | Star of Fortune - Mastermind Final, All-Star Family Fortunes |
| 12th November 2006 | Eight-one - Unanimous |
| 5th November 2006 | Charlie Five - In The Grid |
| 29th October 2006 | Take It or Not |
| 22nd October 2006 | Tooning In |
| 15th October 2006 | Those New Lottery Shows - Everyone's a Winner and 1 vs 100 |
| 8th October 2006 | Desperately Seeking Talent |
| 1st October 2006 | Bad News and Treasure Maps |
| 24th September 2006 | Is this entertainment? |
| 17th September 2006 | Alaunus Held Hostage |
| 10th September 2006 | Five Years On |
| 3rd September 2006 | Fore! |
| 27th August 2006 | Big Brother 7 |
| 20th August 2006 | Marlow and Maria |
| 13th August 2006 | Reviews in Brief |
| 6th August 2006 | Fort Boyard |
| 30th July 2006 | Sports Relief |
| 23rd July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part two - Love Island |
| 16th July 2006 | ITV In Crisis, part one - Poker Face |
| 9th July 2006 | Full stop, question mark |
| 2nd July 2006 | Boss-beaters |
| 25th June 2006 | Scrambled X |
| 18th June 2006 | Winningest |
| 11th June 2006 | More long words |
| 4th June 2006 | Schulze-Condorcet, and other big words |
| 28th May 2006 | Eurovision Countdown |
| 21st May 2006 | "We are the winners. Of University Challenge" - also Eurovision semi |
| 14th May 2006 | The Price is Right? |
| 7th May 2006 | The category's still there - Bullseye, Sitcom Showdown |
| 30th Apr 2006 | Stat and More Stat |
| 23rd Apr 2006 | School Daze (2) - That'll Test 'Em, Top of the Form |
| 16th Apr 2006 | School Daze (1) - School's Out |
| 9th Apr 2006 | History Today - Classic Comeback |
| 2nd Apr 2006 | Front Page News - Countdown, Mastermind |
| 26th Mar 2006 | Ready... - The Games, Eurovision draw |
| 19th Mar 2006 | The West Lothian Question - Just the Two of Us |
| 12th Mar 2006 | Teenage Kicks - A Song for Europe |
| 5th Mar 2006 | The worst week of the Week |
| 26th Feb 2006 | Countdown, Deal, Poll |
| 19th Feb 2006 | Geekdom's only skin deep - Beauty and the Geek |
| 12th Feb 2006 | Iced Tea - Dancing on Ice |
| 5th Feb 2006 | Great shows |
| 29th Jan 2006 | Great hosts |
| 22nd Jan 2006 | Whose house is it? - Finders Keepers, Big Brother |
| 15th Jan 2006 | Do we have to spell it out? - Hard Spell, Spelling Bee |
| 8th Jan 2006 | The year ahead |
Columns from 2001-2005 are on a separate page.
